Your goal is to make the world a greener place. Make your home, school, or community greener by using the information that you learned about natural resources, renewable resources, non-renewable resources, recycling, and conservation.
Things you may want to consider;
Energy uses – types and how to cut back
Recycling of multiple materials
Transportation
Use of water
Food waste
Location
Other topics – teacher approval
MUST TURN IN:
Final project can be a power point, poster/drawing, charts/graphs, and other type of work (teacher approval). I want you to be creative and tell the class how you plan to make our world GREENER.
Paragraphs – Summarize your plan and describe how it will make the world greener. Example – recycling plastic drink bottles in the cafeteria to reduce the amount of waste garbage going to the local landfill.
Paragraphs must be in final copy form.
RUBRIC:
4- Had a minimum of 10 topics of discussion with detail on how to change our world.
Must be well organized with no major errors or omissions
3- Had a minimum of 7 topics of discussion with detail on how to change our world.
No major errors or omissions
2- Had 5 or 6 topics of discussion, lack of detail, late, and/or major errors or omissions.
1- Had 4 or less topics of discussion, lack of detail, late by 3 or more days, and/or major
errors or omissions.
Project
Your goal is to make the world a greener place. Make your home, school, or community greener by using the information that you learned about natural resources, renewable resources, non-renewable resources, recycling, and conservation.
Things you may want to consider;
MUST TURN IN:
Paragraphs must be in final copy form.
RUBRIC:
4- Had a minimum of 10 topics of discussion with detail on how to change our world.
Must be well organized with no major errors or omissions
3- Had a minimum of 7 topics of discussion with detail on how to change our world.
No major errors or omissions
2- Had 5 or 6 topics of discussion, lack of detail, late, and/or major errors or omissions.
1- Had 4 or less topics of discussion, lack of detail, late by 3 or more days, and/or major
errors or omissions.
I- Incomplete
WEBSITES THAT CAN HELP YOU:
http://www.kidsbegreen.org/
http://www.kids-going-green.com/going-green-at-home.html
http://www.kids-going-green.com/types-of-renewable-energy.html
http://meetthegreens.pbskids.org/
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/stories/spacescience/green-tips/
http://www.nwf.org/rrgreenzone/
http://www.planetpals.com/
http://www.chron.com/life/article/Teach-kids-to-make-the-world-a-greener-place-1659070.php
http://www.darvill.clara.net/altenerg/fossil.htm
http://www.wbdg.org/design/sustainable.php
http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/greenbuilding/Basics.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_design
These websites have links to many other websites.
http://www.kids.gov/k_5/k_5_science_earth.shtml
http://www.nextstepva.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19&Itemid=13